Star Trek: I’ll Stick With Blue, Thanks

“Wearing a red shirt” is a phrase you’ve probably heard time and time again but never understood the reference. Had you been watching Star Trek like good little boys and girls I wouldn’t have to create this article, but as it stands, you need my help badly.

In Star Trek: The Original Series, security officers wore red. There was also a fifty-fifty chance that beaming down to a planet with Captain Kirk while wearing a red shirt resulted in said security officer biting the big one, which setup Doctor McCoy to say his big line, “He’s dead Jim.”